Oh, dear, it appears that I was wrong and you were right, Clan Bari. When we were told to "bend the curve to keep the hospitals from being overrun," government was referring to pre-vaccine mitigations measures: lockdowns, closures, social distancing, masking, virtual schools and work. I said vaccines were never touted as a cure, only a m…
Oh, dear, it appears that I was wrong and you were right, Clan Bari. When we were told to "bend the curve to keep the hospitals from being overrun," government was referring to pre-vaccine mitigations measures: lockdowns, closures, social distancing, masking, virtual schools and work. I said vaccines were never touted as a cure, only a means of "bending the curve," and I was mistaken. I'm happy to correct myself here, and thanks to all of you who graciously offered links to legitimate news stories and documentation to show me what was actually said by whom. Yes, both Science and politicians insisted that if you got vaccinated you wouldn't get Covid, and that turned out not to be the case.
I'm happy to be vaxxed and boosted because I believe it kept me from getting sicker than I did when I contracted Omicron early this month. But nobody should be forced by law to get the vaccine. Since the vaccine doesn't keep you from getting or spreading Covid, the only harm of not getting vaxxed is to yourself, not the public. In a free society, we judge our risks for ourselves if it doesn't harm anyone else.
A pleasure conversing with all y'all on this, and a fine reminder to myself that the more certain I am of anything the more likely I am to be wrong.
Oh, dear, it appears that I was wrong and you were right, Clan Bari. When we were told to "bend the curve to keep the hospitals from being overrun," government was referring to pre-vaccine mitigations measures: lockdowns, closures, social distancing, masking, virtual schools and work. I said vaccines were never touted as a cure, only a means of "bending the curve," and I was mistaken. I'm happy to correct myself here, and thanks to all of you who graciously offered links to legitimate news stories and documentation to show me what was actually said by whom. Yes, both Science and politicians insisted that if you got vaccinated you wouldn't get Covid, and that turned out not to be the case.
I'm happy to be vaxxed and boosted because I believe it kept me from getting sicker than I did when I contracted Omicron early this month. But nobody should be forced by law to get the vaccine. Since the vaccine doesn't keep you from getting or spreading Covid, the only harm of not getting vaxxed is to yourself, not the public. In a free society, we judge our risks for ourselves if it doesn't harm anyone else.
A pleasure conversing with all y'all on this, and a fine reminder to myself that the more certain I am of anything the more likely I am to be wrong.